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2017-12-13T19:15:26.000000000-05:00
The Taxpayers' Ombudsman says the onerous challenge for single parents to prove to the CRA their marital status and custody arrangements in order to hold onto their child benefits is a systemic problem, and not merely isolated cases.

2017-12-13T15:47:55.000000000-05:00
The Trudeau government approves adding Ukraine to the list of countries where Canadian defence contractors can export weapons. While the decision has brought applause from Ukraine, the move is bound to further erode relations with Russia.

2017-12-13T14:01:55.000000000-05:00
British parliamentarians defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's government on Wednesday, voting to change her Brexit blueprint in a move which could complicate her efforts to sever ties with the European Union.

2017-12-13T13:29:36.000000000-05:00
Exit poll data gleaned from voters in the Senate contest between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones in Alabama Tuesday demonstrate there were stark divides among voters by race, religion and gender.

2017-12-13T12:39:22.000000000-05:00
Private space company Blue Origin has successfully launched and landed an upgraded rocket and a new crew capsule that it bills as having "the largest windows in space."

2017-12-13T12:30:00.000000000-05:00
Canadian donors have chipped in $12.5 million to help Rohingyas escaping violence in Myanmar, bringing Canada's total aid to address the humanitarian crisis to $50 million.

2017-12-13T12:10:07.000000000-05:00
The federal government has unveiled its new proposal to curb "income sprinkling" by some small business owners to family members, with substantive changes to a much-criticized initial proposal unveiled in the summer.

2017-12-13T16:59:00.000000000-05:00
Moguls skiers make the most of every second. But do you actually realize how much these athletes are doing with their bodies within only one second? CBC Sports Anson Henry fills you in.

2017-12-13T15:44:25.000000000-05:00
A person familiar with the negotiations says Miami has agreed to trade left-fielder Marcell Ozuna to the St. Louis Cardinals, the third all-star jettisoned by the Marlins this month in an unrelenting payroll purge under new CEO Derek Jeter.

2017-12-13T15:40:37.000000000-05:00
Wojtek Wolski scored the winning goal as Canada beat South Korea 4-2 Wednesday at the Channel One Cup pre-Olympic hockey tournament in Moscow. The tournament is being used to assess players as they form Canada's roster for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

2017-12-13T15:15:25.000000000-05:00
No more shootouts. Canada's world junior hockey head coach Dominique Ducharme and his defensive corps have made it their mantra at this year's selection camp after losing 5-4 in a shootout to the United States in the 2017 gold-medal game.

2017-12-13T15:12:47.000000000-05:00
Thirty years after helping Canada topple the mighty Soviet Union on its own ice, Sean Burke and Dave Kings still have fond memories of their monumental — though largely overlooked — upset at the 1987 Izvestia tournament.

2017-12-13T15:01:18.000000000-05:00
Atiba Hutchinson has been named Canadian male soccer player of the year for a record sixth time after helping Besiktas to its second straight Turkish league title in 2016-17. Hutchinson and Besiktas have also reached the round of 16 of the Champions League.